Bible Commentary

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Pro 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Christian boldness In all ages courage has been regarded as a mark of honour and magnanimity, and cowardice has been considered a proof … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 28:1”

And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens. 27. for the maintenance of ] Rather, maintenance for, R.V. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 27. Goats’ milk enough for thy food] lelachmecha, “to thy bread;” for they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:27”

The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field. Verse 26. The lambs are for thy clothing] So many fleeces are given in some places as rent to the landlord. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible The lambs are for thy clothing; by their wool … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:26”

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 25. hay ] “Heb. grass,” R.V. marg. appeareth ] Rather, is carried. of the mountains ] Com p. Psa 147:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 25. The hay appeareth] Take care that this be timeously … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:25”

For riches [are] not forever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation? Verse 24. For riches are not for ever] All other kinds of property are very transitory. Money and the highest civil honours are but for a short season. Flocks and herds, properly attended to, may be multiplied and continued from generation to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:24”

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. The verses sing the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared with the commerce of a later time, with money as its chief or only wealth. Pro 27:23 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:23”

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him. 22. wheat ] Rather, bruised corn. In the only other place in which it occurs (2Sa 17:19) the word is rendered ground corn, A.V., and bruised corn, R.V. See note there in this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:22”

[As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise. 21. to his praise ] The meaning is brought out more clearly in R.V. text: The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise: i.e. by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:21”

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 20. Hell and destruction ] See Pro 15:11, note. full ] Rather, satisfied, the Heb. word being the same as at the end of the verse. Comp. Ecc 1:8; Ecc 4:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Hades, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:20”

As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man. 19. in water ] This rendering of A.V., which is retained in R.V. text, gives a good and pregnant meaning: As truly as the face seen in the water resembles the face of which it is the reflection, so truly does … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:19”